Astro City Mini Arcade Stick Review & How to Mod - Fossil Arcade
393I have gone mad. Here's a review of not one but two full size Astro City Mini Arcade Sticks, plus a full modding guide for replacing the original PCB and using the Arcade Stick on multiple consoles with a Brook Universal Fighting Board.
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00:00 - Intro - What is the Astro City Mini?
01:10 - Astro City Mini Arcade Stick Review
02:53 - How to Mod the Astro City Mini Arcade Stick
03:40 - Step 1: Remove original wires and PCB
04:38 - Step 2: Fit the Brook Universal Fighting Board
04:59 - Step 3: Connecting the new wire harness
05:22 - Step 3.1: Reorder the Stick Harness Wires
06:12 - Step 3.2: Connect the wires
06:36 - Step 3.3: Every button must be Grounded
06:57 - Step 3.4: Bend pins and replace Front Plate
07:16 - Step 3.5: Insert 20-Pin Harness Connector
07:46 - Step 4: Reconnect the USB
08:30 - Step 5: Test the stick before closing up
08:54 - Step 6: Initialise the Stick on Boot-up
09:22 - Outro - Why Mod and Arcade Stick?
hyp36rmax's Reddit Guide - https://www.reddit.com/r/fightsticks/comments/ks68tm/sega_astro_city_mini_arcade_stick_brook_pcb/
Initialise Brook Universal Fighting Board - https://www.brookaccessory.com/detail/06960737/
Additional Sanwa Buttons - https://www.arcadeworlduk.com/
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Astro City Mini recorded titles:
- Alex Kidd with Stella: The Lost Stars
- Arabian Fight
- Flicky
- My Hero
- Puyo Puyo Tsu
- Quartet 2
- Rad Mobile
- Scramble Spirits
- Sega Ninja
- Sonic Boom
- Space Harrier
- Stack Columns
- Thunder Force AC
- Bonanza Bros.
- Columns
- Cotton
- Crack Down
- Cyber Police ESWAT
- Puyo Puyo
- Puzzle & Action: Ichidant-R
- Gain Ground
- Shadow Dancer
- Shinobi
- Wonder Boy
- Wonder Boy in Monster Land
- Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair
- Alien Syndrome
- Alien Storm
- Altered Beast
- Columns II: The Voyage Through Time
- Dark Edge
- Fantasy Zone
- Golden Axe
- Golden Axe: The Revenge of Death Adder
- Puzzle & Action: Tant-R
- Virtua Fighter
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The Fossil Arcade Podcast is available on Spotify and iTunes:
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4nWZwllTttCu4u7j1Ia6xz?si=q3-DEm1VR2S9Fu-94l-rNQ
iTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/fossil-arcade-podcast/id1478407702
Original Music composed by CassetteBox: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5ZoYOz9HJYbCK5KgulGAIc?si=m9W2_wRuQiWzaoSYhcUpWQ
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